You Don’t Need Much to Have all You Need
Online classes offer you the opportunity to do your homework conveniently from anywhere. You can attend class and do your classwork from home or even while traveling.
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Computer with at least 56780 kbps download and 778 kbps upload speeds.
- Camera – either built into your computer or an attachment.
- Headsets or ear buds for listening (your computer speakers will often cause feedback).
MNSU Provides the Following Information about Technical Requirements:
System Check
You may need to run a system check to ensure that your computer system is properly configured for the web courses. It verifies your browser version, browser settings, and display settings on your computer. This automatically checked my system and approved me for everything.
Computer Requirements
Before you access your course on D2L, your system and software should meet the following minimum requirements.
| Type | Components | Requirements |
| Mac User | Operating System | · OS X (10.x+) |
| Office Suites | · Microsoft Office: Office 2004 or later · Standard Version includes at least Word, Excel, PowerPoint · OpenOffice (free download) | |
| Windows User | Operating System | · Windows XP, Vista, 7 |
| Office Suites | · Microsoft Office 97, 2000, XP, 2003, 2007, or later · OpenOffice (free download) | |
| Common to both Mac and Windows | Internet | · Internet connection via Internet Service Provider (MSN, Charter, EarthLink, NetZero, etc.) · 56 kbps modem, DSL or Cable access |
| Browser | · Internet Explorer 7.x or 8.x · Mozilla Firefox 3.x or higher · Safari 4.x or higher | |
| Browser Plug-ins | · Java · Adobe Acrobat · Real One Player · Flash Player | |
| · Must have ability to check email | ||
| Multimedia (if used in course) |
· Monitor capable of 1024 X 768 resolution · Sound Card and speakers/headphones · CD drive, DVD Drive, or CD-RW drive |
Browser Requirements
| Browser | Win32 | Mac OS X | Linux |
| Internet Explorer 8.x | X | ||
| Internet Explorer 7.x | X | ||
| Mozilla Firefox 3.x + | X | X | X |
| Safari 4.x + | X | X |
Download free programs and players
- Mozilla Firefox
- Adobe® Reader® (pdf files)
- Macromedia Flash Player
- Shockwave Player
- PowerPoint Viewer 2003 – If you do not own the PowerPoint program, this viewer will let you view full-featured presentations created in PowerPoint 97 and later versions.
- Excel Viewer 2003 – Open, view, and print Excel workbooks, even if you don’t have Excel installed.
- Word Viewer 2003 – View, print, and copy Word documents, even if you don’t have Word installed.
- Visio 2003 Viewer
- Visio 2002 Viewer
- Works 6.0 Converter for Works and Word Users – The Works 6.0 Converter allows you to convert word processor documents created in Microsoft Works 6.0 to Microsoft Word and other Works programs. Specifically, this converter works with Works 2000, 4.5, and 4.x, and Word 2002, 2000, and 97.
- Windows Media ( players, encoders and codes)
- RealPlayer 10
- QuickTime Player
For Macintosh:
- Mozilla Firefox for MAC users. If you are using a Mac and have experienced problems with Desire2Learn, we suggest using the Firefox browser. Firefox is most compatible with D2L and will give you the best results.
- Word 97-2000 Viewer
- PowerPoint 98 Viewer for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 97, 98, and 2000 Converter for the Macintosh Users of Microsoft Word 5.1 or Word 6.x for the Macintosh can now open documents created in Word 97 for Windows. This converter also makes it possible for Word 5.1 or Word 6.x users to open documents created in Word 98 for the Macintosh.
- Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X
- Windows Media Player 7.1 for Mac
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